Latest Nuclear reactors Stories

China's leaders think nuclear power offers a partial remedy for ills ranging from the pall of smog hanging over its cities to a growing addiction to foreign oil. But analysts and environmentalists warn a range of challenges, from waste disposal to the daunting price tag on new generators, could give the energy cure a bitter taste.

By Marguerita Choy PARIS (Reuters) - President Jacques Chirac announced plans
on Thursday to cut oil consumption in France, including the
launch of the latest nuclear reactor prototype so that French
trains will not use a drop of oil in 20 years' time.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will miss a year-end deadline for
handing out an $8 billion contract to build four nuclear
reactors, and plans to postpone its choice indefinitely, an
industry source close to the bidding said on Tuesday.

The new-generation nuclear reactors being talked about after a pause of three decades are not much different from those of the past, though the designs should make them safer, more efficient and easier to build.